fourth grade Recommended Reads
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MILLIONAIRES FOR THE MONTH
Stacy McAnulty
After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner challenges them to spend over $5 million dollars in thirty days in order to learn life lessons about money.
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THE AMAZON
Roland Smith
A research trip to the Amazon rainforest turns into a dangerous mystery when Ring and Asia Wilde's scientist mother goes missing, and in order to rescue her, they must use their skills to survive the jungle.
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THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON GEMS
Rajani LaRocca & Chris Baron
Co-written by Newbery Honor-winning author Rajani LaRocca and Chris Baron, this page-turning novel is told through letters, e-mails, instant messages, and video chats between camp friends Tripti and Sam over their shared love of a book series and some mysterious rocks they brought home from summer camp.
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NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES
Kate Albus
Living on their own on Manhattan's Lower East Side while their Pop is off fighting in World War II, twelve-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers discover an abandoned hotel that proves a perfect hideout just when they need it most.
FINALLY SEEN
Kelly Yang
When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
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EXTRA NORMAL
Kate Alice Marshall
Charlie Greer is nothing special--at least not compared to her adopted siblings: a ghost, a werewolf, and a kid with telekinetic powers after some seriously sketchy experiments. Even her parents work for the Division of Extranormal Investigations tracking down all things supernatural, alien, and otherwise unusual. But what Charlie lacks in powers she makes up for by keeping the household running. Now, with her parents off on their first vacation in years, it's up to her to take care of her siblings and make sure nothing disrupts the trip. But then the new neighbors arrive. The Weavers are a nice, normal couple. Too nice and too normal.
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NOT AN EASY WIN
Chrystal D. Giles
Nothing’s gone right for Lawrence since he had to move to live with his granny. When Lawrence gets expelled, he starts spending his days at the rec center, helping out a neighbor who runs a chess program. Lawrence doesn’t know anything about chess, but something about the center feels right. He thought the game was over...does he have more moves left than he thought?
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GRAYSEN FOXX AND THE TREASURE OF PRINCIPAL REDBEARD
J. Scott Savage
Fifth-grader Graysen Foxx is on the hunt for the legendary treasure of Principal Redbeard--a collection of toys confiscated over the years-but he will have to beat his archnemesis, Raven Ransom, to the treasure in order to return the toys to their rightful owners.
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WINSTON CHU VS. THE WHIMSIES
Stacey Lee
Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
CURSES ARE THE WORST
Elizabeth Eulberg
When Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius unfairly get put into detention, they know something is wrong. Their science teacher believes that by using these kids' DNA, she can create an army of perfect students. Soon the clones are wreaking havoc around town.
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WELCOME TO OUR TABLE
Laura Mucha
In this fascinating book, children can learn all about what people in other countries eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as where our food comes from, and the stories, cultures, and traditions behind what we eat.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR CURIOUS KIDS
Chris Oxlade
Children will explore the history of engineering and understand why it is a fundamental, incredible, magical way to find out how everything works.
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PICTURE DAY
Sarah Sax
Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward to picture day. It's just another day where she wears a boring braid and no one notices her. This year, Viv grabs a pair of scissors, her phone for live-streaming, and, well, bye-bye braid. Suddenly Viv is an over-night influencer at Brinkley Middle School.She hardly even has time for her friends anymore. It's exactly how she dreamed of reinventing herself…right?
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ANIMAL FACTOPIA
Beer
Filled with funny animal facts, from escaping penguins and farting zebras to snorting elephants and dancing bears, this book is guaranteed to make curious kids ROAR with laughter as they learn all about the animal world.
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PURA BELPRÉ
Meg Medina
This inspiring chapter book biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré who brought Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the country, giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before.
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